“Every fight has challenges,” Lomachenko insisted. “I looked at some video of my opponent who fought Lee Selby. In the middle of that fight my opponent did a transition and fought with a different type of style against Selby. These are the situations you must deal with on the night of a fight.”

He also has an eye on the former holder of the WBO crown, Orlando Salido, the man who holds a professional victory over Lomachenko. “Who would I like to fight some day? Getting Salido back into the ring would be something I would like to see,” Vasyl notes.

The Ukrainian, an amateur great, remains ambitious. “I want to bring something new to boxing. I want to be known to fans and appreciated as a ‘boxer-painter’ in regards to speed, footwork, punching power – an art form inside the ring. I have looked at videos of many great champions like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Frazier who each had special qualities. I never say one particular fighter is the best ever because each has a special unique style of fighting,” he says.